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I canna believe it - its still snowing and tomorrow, Monday, the schools are shut again!

Wir schools have been shut since - well I don't know when! we had Friday and Monday off last weekend, and since Tuesday all schools have been shut. I agree with the Education Dept (or whoever they are now, names change so many times) I think they were right to close the schools, and also right to make a decision affecting the whole of Shetland. Some people have voiced criticism, but the decision was the correct one.

Pupils travel long distances to get to school, and so do staff. And its not just teachers - its support staff, visiting staff, janitors, cleaners, cooks, office staff, and the suppliers of food and other items.

I think we could rename the week - not the snowy week, not the week of extra holidays, but get to know your child week, tidy your home to death week, search on google for anything you can spell week, use your mobile like there's no tomorrow week. any (clean) suggestions?

This weekend we're off to 'Da Boannie Isle'. Its a new experience - never been to Whalsay before. It's half an hour on the ferry. The forecast is for GOOD weather - unbelievable since we have had snow for a whole week, very strong wind for the last 24 hours, its freezing cold, and we're pretty fed up! everything is covered in salt spray.The boats are not moving, well boat single cos one has gone into dry dock and so there is only one at the moment. The supermarket shelves are pretty empty of fresh produce - but there's still loads to eat, no one is starvin!

We were going to see the play 'further than the farthest thing' if thats the correct title - but the cast can't get up on the boat, so its cancelled.

We were to go to the drama festival to see smallest son on stage with his school - but it was cancelled too, due to no practices while snow shut schools.

Why are we so weather dependent!?!

Never mind, going to see 'Brokeback Mountain' on Thursday, hope its good!

Ruthodanort is comin to Whalsay too. We're going to the charity shop - its well recommended!

I just got a digital camera - at last! will try to get some pics. So far have only got battery charged. I really wanted to take photos of the sea in Gulberwick and outside Somerfield's, it was spectacular. It was also very difficult to get in and out of car. Some of the shopping blew away.
Ruthodanort will tell me how to get pics into computer. will also ask damadcoo how she did it.

any bloggers willing to show us round Whalsay??

sad news - nearly as bad as damadcoo's wellies - wir cat managed to hide in the car engine, and travelled to Lerwick with us one morning last week.she left the car, still able to run, as we were comin in to Lerwick. so now she is lost. possibly injured, but not thinking about that.

Did anybody else read the long letter in The Shetland Times in defence of the decision to close Shetland schools because of the snow? what a stinger of a letter. I agree with all of what was said, and I am pleased to have the sensible side of the argument put across. No one in their right minds would question keeping young children home on a bad day. It is the parents' decision to put children out, but generally if the school is open you make every effort to get pupils there. If any parent worries about their child's education - do something about it! for goodness sake - read a book, play a game, watch a nature programme, listen to the radio, go for a walk if you think its advisable to be out... so many things to do.
I was very amused by the last comment, presumably an inference was made about us Shetlanders being wimps - and the suggestion was that our blood has been thinned by the incomers, that's why we have become wimps!!
Unst Rambling - what do you think!